What is a Proxy Server?
- Part of an overall Firewall set up for a computer network.
- A proxy works on behalf of another computer to access by taking on a new "Identity". In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.
What are the applications/use for this technology?
- The user can use it to bypass censorship and access websites that are blocked in the area.
- Can be used by the network administrators to blocking of dangerous URLs or harmful contents.
- Improve the network’s performances.
What are the main advantages?
-Improve Performance of the network by:
– Act as Cache server at increase the speed of sites that were already loaded. This will reduce network traffic
– Bandwidth control to prevent an over use by users of the network.
- Can be used as a filter and prevent access to some web sites or protocols.
- Allow the user to surfing the Internet anonymously without being identify or tracked by a third party.
- Proxy servers can give user the needed flexibility to navigate through their favorite website.
- Using proxy server can reduce the chance of user's account getting hacked as cookies will not be automatically be placed in the databank.
What are the main disadvantages?
- Typically, proxy server usage is limited to Web surfing, email and file transferring. One of the major concerns or disadvantages is using an anonymous proxy. By using an anonymous proxy, all data must pass through the proxy server unencrypted, making it a security risk.
- Many knowledgeable hackers use proxies to perpetrate such activities as breaking into networks through open ports and concealing their IP address for criminal or cyber crimes.
Proxy Servers
What is a Proxy Server?- Part of an overall Firewall set up for a computer network.
- A proxy works on behalf of another computer to access by taking on a new "Identity". In computer networks, a proxy server is a server (a computer system or an application program) that acts as an intermediary for requests from clients seeking resources from other servers.
What are the applications/use for this technology?
- The user can use it to bypass censorship and access websites that are blocked in the area.
- Can be used by the network administrators to blocking of dangerous URLs or harmful contents.
- Improve the network’s performances.
What are the main advantages?
-Improve Performance of the network by:
– Act as Cache server at increase the speed of sites that were already loaded. This will reduce network traffic
– Bandwidth control to prevent an over use by users of the network.
- Can be used as a filter and prevent access to some web sites or protocols.
- Allow the user to surfing the Internet anonymously without being identify or tracked by a third party.
- Proxy servers can give user the needed flexibility to navigate through their favorite website.
- Using proxy server can reduce the chance of user's account getting hacked as cookies will not be automatically be placed in the databank.
What are the main disadvantages?
- Typically, proxy server usage is limited to Web surfing, email and file transferring. One of the major concerns or disadvantages is using an anonymous proxy. By using an anonymous proxy, all data must pass through the proxy server unencrypted, making it a security risk.
- Many knowledgeable hackers use proxies to perpetrate such activities as breaking into networks through open ports and concealing their IP address for criminal or cyber crimes.